Camp stove



I. M. LEVINSON June 3 1924.

CAMP STOVE Filed April 9. 1923 f/PV/NG M LEW/160A @1301 s wag Patented June 3, 1924s UNITED STATES IRVING M. LEVINSON, 0F DULUTH, MINNESOTA.

CAM]? STOVE.

Application filed April 9,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, IRVING M. LnviNsoN, a citizen of the United States, residin at Duluth, in the county of St. Louis and tate of Minnesota; have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Camp Stoves, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing. a

This invention relates to certain improvements in camping equipment and has particular reference to camp stoves which are operated by an acetylene as generator.

The principal object 0% the invention is to form such a stove which is collapsible and which may be carried conveniently from place to place and which will produce a hotter flame will not blow out nor produce any soot. v

Other objects and advantages of the in vention will appear in the further descrip tion thereof; the same being particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

Referring to the accompanying drawin forming part of this application in whic like reference characters indicate like parts:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the stove completed assembled, set up and ready for use; and

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the Same completely folded and illustrating the convenience of transporting the same.

The stove is formed of a relatively small receptacle the bottom of which is illustrated at 1, the ends at 2 and 3, and sides at 4 and 5. A fabricated grate 6 is removably supported about the inner upper edge. of the receptacle for supporting the articles in which the food is cooked. The top of the receptacle is shown at 7 it being hinged to the side 5. and when opened as in. Figure 1 forms part of a wind shield, the same being supported in vertical position by two angularly shaped side members 8 and 9, both being hinged to the side edges of the top 7 and supported in upright position in any desired. manner as at 10. The legs of the stove are shown at 11 and 12, they being hinged to the bottom 1, and are held in extended position by suitable angularly shaped braces, one of which is shown at 13. the same being hinged to the leg 12.

The burners of the stove are shown at 14 and may be fixed to the supply pipe 15 one end of which is supported in the 1923. Serial No. 630,685.

side 2 and. the other end extends through the side 3 where it is connected to'the reducing valve-on the upper end of the acetylene generating tank 16. The burners are provided with the'usual regulating valves 17 which extend from the burners through the side 4, the valves being removably mounted upon the burners so that they may be calried within the receptacle when the stove is transported from place to place. It may be found desirable to connect the light 18 to the acetylene tank in any desired manner so that light may be had when necessary either during the operation of the stove or not. as circumstances require. The light is made to be easily removed from the tank, and the tank likewise separable from the supply pipe so that when the device is transported from place to place, the tank, light, and regulating valves may be removed, placed within the receptacle which may then be completely folded by folding inwardly the side braces 8 and 9, folding the top 7 down upon the receptacle. folding the leg braces 13 against the legs 11 and 12 and then folding the legs upwardly against the bottom.

As shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 the top of the receptacle may be folded so that it will be on the same plane as the grate of the stove. when the angular braces 8 and 9 may be made to engage the rear edges of the legs 11 and 12 and there held in any desired manner, thus permitting the top of the receptacle to act as a shelf or table.

It is obvious that a shut off valve will be installed within the supply pipe intermediate of the generator and the burners so that the burners may be out off and the light only used; also that the generator and light may be disconnected from the stove and moved independently thereof for lighting purposes.

From the foregoing it is evident that I have produced a camp stove which is most convenient to be transported about, is operated by the use of solid fuel. thusbeing safer and less liable to accidental explosion etc, and which produces a much hotter flame which will not blow out nor produce soot; that the heat is practically instantaneous and needs no pump nor generation as is necessary in the common kerosene stove.

It is obvious that slight modifications in the structure here illustrated may be resorted to without departing from the spirit of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is:

l. A camp stove of the type described comprising in combination a main, body portion having a gas generator supported upon one end thereof, legs hinged to the ends of the body portion and foldable against the lower 'face thereof said legs carrying foldable brackets on their inner faces for the purpose of rigidly supporting the body portion upon said legs, a cover hinged to the upper side edge of the body portion, said cover having triangularly shaped Wings hinged to the ends thereof and toldable inwardly against same when desired.

2. A camp stove comprising in combination a receptacle, burners Within the receptacle, a gas generator connected to the burners, a light connected to the generator, a wind shield hinged to one side of the receptacle, the Wings of said shield extending about the ends of the receptacle, legs hinged to the ends of the receptacle, and means permitting the independent operation of the light or burners.

In testimony whereof I hereunto aflix my signature. t

IRVING M. LEVINSON. 

